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by sharpmagna
Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:22 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Honda User Group- The real user group
Replies: 20
Views: 7211

oooh, you know I got to be a part of this!
by sharpmagna
Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:25 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: MSF Questions
Replies: 30
Views: 10163

Congrats on passing the BRC. You are now certified to ride in a parking lot! 8)

Sorry, couldn't resist. That's what my buddy told me when I passed :laughing:
by sharpmagna
Thu Feb 22, 2007 4:58 am
Forum: Maintenance & Appearance
Topic: Pre-startup maintenance on a bike sitting for 6 months?
Replies: 27
Views: 17067

$100 for a battery!!!? My truck's battery doesn't even cost that much! The battery for my 87 Magna only cost $35.
by sharpmagna
Wed Feb 21, 2007 11:56 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: 50° F
Replies: 9
Views: 3265

Thanks for the heads up. I've lived in this area for almost 20 years so I'm pretty familiar with the pot hole and inattentive driver situation! :lol: I couldn't wait to get on the road this afternoon. I pulled the battery from the tender and popped it into the bike. Fired right up and was music to m...
by sharpmagna
Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:36 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: 50° F
Replies: 9
Views: 3265

Yup, I'll be out riding tomorrow for the first time in a while...
by sharpmagna
Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:05 am
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: MSF is over
Replies: 31
Views: 11704

I cant believe no one mentioned anything about the kid dropping the bike. The MSF course I took said the second you drop your bike you fail and will have to leave. So wtf didnt that person who dropped the bike get failed? The person who went before me (this person popped their clutch and dropped th...
by sharpmagna
Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:42 am
Forum: Maintenance & Appearance
Topic: Pre-startup maintenance on a bike sitting for 6 months?
Replies: 27
Views: 17067

You probably don't need a new battery, just throw the current one on a battery tender and get it charged up. Definitely change out the oil. Try to see if you can just use a high cocentration of Seafoam in your gas. Seafoam "might" be able to loosen up the varnished gas, but no guarantee.
by sharpmagna
Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:48 am
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: MSF is over
Replies: 31
Views: 11704

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! I passed my MSF course, but I failed by license test for my automobile license when I was 17 :lol: I came in the following week and passed it that time. Don't get too down on yourself because you didn't pass. Learn from your mistakes and move on. Good l...
by sharpmagna
Sun Feb 18, 2007 3:05 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: MSF's worth?
Replies: 11
Views: 4258

I've heard of instructors at the end of the BRC actually saying, "Congratulations. You are now qualified to ride around in circles in a parking lot." Which is true. It is then up to the new student to go out and practice, practice, practice. P I completely agree. I called my buddy who is ...
by sharpmagna
Sat Feb 17, 2007 3:12 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: How do I check if my bike is smog free?
Replies: 12
Views: 5400

You guys have to do emissions testing on bikes in Cali? man that sucks. In VA, it isn't needed.